Re:Monads are monoids in the category of endofunctors
by WJW on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:41AM
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> There’s nothing wrong with a student coming in with any attitude.
A student can definitely have an attitude that prevents them from learning effectively though. If anyone wants to see the use of correct terminology as "gatekeeping" then they are of course free to do so but the obstacles to learning the subject that such a mindset creates are then a logical consequence of their actions and entirely their own fault.
Re:Monads are monoids in the category of endofunctors
by bidirectional on Friday September 10, 2021 @05:07AM
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Yes, that goes for teachers. Not normal working programmers who choose to discuss FP in the terminology which has been commonplace for decades. They are under no such obligation.
Re:Monads are monoids in the category of endofunctors
by alex_smart on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:08AM
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A Q&A website needs both people who ask questions, and people who answer them. Perhaps the latter even more than the former. You can ask a question on stackexchange and have it answered by Peter Shor. Not having the platform inundadated by dumb repetitive questions and homework problems is the compromise you need to retain such talented people on your platform.
If you want an example of what happens to a Q&A site without any gatekeeping, look at Quora.
This attitude justifying gatekeeping reminds me of Stack Overflow - mods tired of seeing the same wrong questions asked. But it’s a Q&A site and the purpose is for people to get answers to their questions.